Hillpoint Estate Farm

Hillpoint Estate Farm A family run farm in the heart of the Cowichan Valley

Merry Christmas, from our family to yours! Hope your day is full of rest and joy! We have had a wonderfully busy year an...
12/25/2024

Merry Christmas, from our family to yours! Hope your day is full of rest and joy! We have had a wonderfully busy year and are taking time to rest and celebrate with family. Farm sales are closed until the new year. But mamma got an automatic egg washing machine for Christmas so hopefully the hens pick up production in the New Year! 🎄 🐓 🥚

We only have a handful of turkeys left for Christmas! Please send us a text, DM, or email ASAP to reserve yours! Fresh p...
12/17/2024

We only have a handful of turkeys left for Christmas! Please send us a text, DM, or email ASAP to reserve yours! Fresh pick up is this Saturday, Dec 21 from 12-5 and price is $7.50/lb

Last night was a true celebration. A celebration of our cows and the nourishment they did and will provide to our whole ...
11/24/2024

Last night was a true celebration. A celebration of our cows and the nourishment they did and will provide to our whole family. A celebration of family and the concert that was delivery, preparation, cooking, and serving this wonderful brisket and sausage from our cows. A celebration of the joy animals can bring to us while alive, and after. What a privilege to be able to provide for this celebration.

All our beef is currently spoken for, but if we have any availability pop up we’ll let ya’ll know. ✌🏼

Happy Halloween! Stop for some candy if you drive by tonight :)
11/01/2024

Happy Halloween! Stop for some candy if you drive by tonight :)

Goodbye, girls, and thank you so much.
10/29/2024

Goodbye, girls, and thank you so much.

Quince butter! Recipe adapted from an online blog called “Autumn Makes and Does”. Never tried quince? Most people haven’...
10/23/2024

Quince butter! Recipe adapted from an online blog called “Autumn Makes and Does”. Never tried quince? Most people haven’t and it is an INCREDIBLE fruit. Like guava, passionfruit, lemon, honey, and pears had a beautiful baby. It’s so good!

3-5lbs of quince (I used 5 med/large quince)
2 cups white sugar (up to 3 cups depending on how sweet you like your fruit)
Juice of 1 large and juicy lemon
Water

Core and chop quince into 1-2” pieces (peeling is not necessary). Add to a pot with the rest of the ingredients and enough water to cover the quince halfway up. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the quince are soft and the mixture turns from yellow to a guava Tropicana sunset glowing orange/pink colour (about 45-60 mins). Puree with a plunge blender, in a normal blender, or in a food processor. I’m unsure about water bath canning safety for this recipe so I froze mine in jars (if you freeze in glass jars it is important to use STRAIGHT SIDED mason jars as jars with shoulders may break).

Absolutely delicious on toast, granola, yogurt, served with pork or chicken, or simply off a spoon at 12AM (I won’t tell anyone 😉).

Recipe made about 4.5 cups of quince butter.

And just like that, we have waterfront property again. Over the weekend the west coast was inundated with rain. Some pla...
10/21/2024

And just like that, we have waterfront property again. Over the weekend the west coast was inundated with rain. Some places experienced severe flooding, flash flooding, landslides, power outages, and road washouts, so we feel very grateful that our farm has been spared from the external chaos. Perhaps the universe thinks we have enough internal chaos going on and thought it best not to mess with us. The start of typical fall weather felt really abrupt, with 20° weather just one week ago turning to 12° weather with chilly overnights this week. The sun is peeking out today, though, and still feels a warm on our backs. Projects are changing from outdoors to indoors. Though the garden needs a fair bit of tidying and mulching to prep for next spring. Bulbs need planting. Christmas turkeys, cows, and layer hens need daily tending. But it feels like we can breathe, again, ever so slightly, and the rain gives us an excuse to slow down. 🍁 🌧️

10/18/2024

Plant your garlic on the full moon in October for the best harvest 🌕

10/15/2024

Impromptu tomato tasting this Thanksgiving holiday! I needed to know which varieties to grow again next year so I polled my family. The big winners? For paste, most people preferred san marzano and speckled Roman. For cherry tomatoes, the big winner was snowhite! Their sweet flavour just couldn’t be beat.

We have some turkeys left! If you want farm fresh, pasture raised birds for your Thanksgiving dinner send us a message o...
10/13/2024

We have some turkeys left! If you want farm fresh, pasture raised birds for your Thanksgiving dinner send us a message or email hillpointestatefarm @ gmail . com ASAP! $7.50/lb and available for fresh pickup Sunday morning (Oct 13) or Monday (Oct 14) anytime.

Available weights (lbs): 26.7, 26.6, 25.3, 25.3, 26.5, 26.2

And a MASSIVE thank you to our customers, who were incredibly kind and generous, flexible (our smallest bird was 20lbs 😅) and so overwhelmingly supportive of our small scale farm. And to all those who have supported our farm stand this year thank you, so so much, and we wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving, however you choose to celebrate!

Turkey pick up is tomorrow! If you have not heard from us about turkey pick up and you have asked to be on the reservati...
10/11/2024

Turkey pick up is tomorrow! If you have not heard from us about turkey pick up and you have asked to be on the reservation list, please message us ASAP!! We will post tomorrow afternoon if we have any extra birds for sale.

Meanwhile we’ve been tidying the garage and decorating for thanksgiving! All of these items were grown on the farm this year including our giant pumpkin!! Any ideas for carving it this Halloween??

I don’t make recipe posts very often, not because I don’t like to (I absolutely LOVE to cook - fun fact, my nickname whi...
10/05/2024

I don’t make recipe posts very often, not because I don’t like to (I absolutely LOVE to cook - fun fact, my nickname while playing hockey as a kid was “Martha” after the infamous Martha Stewart, because I used to bake things for my hockey team and bring it to practice and games), but because they don’t often get much engagement on social media. But this was too good not to share!! I hope you try it and I hope you tell me how much you like it if you do try!

Maple Garlic Roasted Squash with Goat Cheese and Nuts

1 small-medium firm fleshed squash (I used our home grown Red Kuri) cut in half and seeds removed
1-2 tbsp butter (always salted)
1 clove garlic, minced
1 bunch of fresh thyme
Salt and pepper
2 tbsp maple syrup
1/4 cup goat cheese
1/4 cup nuts of choice (I used flaked almonds but chopped pecans, hazelnuts, or walnuts would all be excellent)

Preheat oven to 425°F. Place squash halves on a parchment-lined baking sheet cut side facing up. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add 1/2-1tbsp butter, 1/2 clove minced garlic, 1 tbsp of maple syrup, and half a bunch of thyme to each hole. Put in the oven for 30 mins until squash is soft and starting to brown. Remove from oven, baste the flesh with the melted butter and maple syrup and then sprinkle crumbled goat cheese and nuts on top. Place back in the oven for 10 mins or until the cheese has softened and the nuts are toasted.

It is INCREDIBLE. It would be a really spectacular side dish for thanksgiving dinner, too!

It’s feeling like fall around here! Lots of squash, which are as delicious as they are beautiful. The last of this seaso...
10/04/2024

It’s feeling like fall around here! Lots of squash, which are as delicious as they are beautiful. The last of this season’s heirloom tomatoes, flowers, and eggs. We also still have a couple spots on our thanksgiving and Christmas turkey reservation list - $7.50/lb and fresh pick up on Oct 12.

Eggs - $6/dozen
Flowers - $1/stem or 6 for $5
Cherry tomatoes - $4/pint
Traveller’s tomatoes - $4/carton
Heirloom tomatoes - $1/each
Cucumbers - $1/each
Small squash (in the bin) - $4/each
Large squash (on the shelf) - $6/each
Mini white pumpkins - $2/each

📍 4265 Hillbank Rd Duncan
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Farm stand is open! We have eggs, tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, beans, and dahlias out today! 4265 Hillbank, open Weds ...
09/26/2024

Farm stand is open! We have eggs, tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, beans, and dahlias out today! 4265 Hillbank, open Weds - Sun from 10-6.

Happy first day of fall! We have flowers, tomatoes, zucchini, beans, eggs, and baby white pumpkins for you today!Eggs - ...
09/22/2024

Happy first day of fall! We have flowers, tomatoes, zucchini, beans, eggs, and baby white pumpkins for you today!

Eggs - $6/dozen
Tomatoes - $2/each
Zucchini - $1/each
Cucumber $1/each
Mini white pumpkins - $2/each
Beans - $4/carton
Flowers - $1/stem or 6 for $5

⏰ Weds - Sun 10-6
📍 4265 Hillbank Rd Duncan

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Morning fuel, ft Hillpoint tomatoes and local bacon from The Old Farm Market. 🤤 ...
09/22/2024

Morning fuel, ft Hillpoint tomatoes and local bacon from The Old Farm Market. 🤤

It’s almost that time, folks! Thanksgiving is a few short weeks away and we are over half sold out of our Thanksgiving b...
09/20/2024

It’s almost that time, folks! Thanksgiving is a few short weeks away and we are over half sold out of our Thanksgiving birds for this year! Fresh pick up date is Oct 12th (time TBD) and price is $7.50/lb. Last year customers raved about our turkeys and while we are definitely biased, we think they were the best we’ve ever eaten!

So, if you want to taste that free run, pastured, ethically raised difference, don’t delay! Get on our reservation list to avoid disappointment. Send us an email to HillpointEstateFarm @ gmail . com or send me a DM to arrange!

Happy fall, y’all! 🍁 🦃 🎃

An excellent showing at this year’s Cowichan Exhibition! 14 of 14 entries won ribbons, including first prize for hay, su...
09/15/2024

An excellent showing at this year’s Cowichan Exhibition! 14 of 14 entries won ribbons, including first prize for hay, summer squash, small winter squash, large winter squash, and Jack-o-lantern style pumpkins. It’s really the boost I needed at the end of a long growing season, to have such success, and to hear the compliments from people passing by the exhibits or the volunteers helping set up.

I also got recognized 3 times by followers on social media, which was a very weird and wonderful feeling - I’m so glad to hear how everyone loves to watch our updates and (hopefully) appreciates us keeping it real. If you do see us in public please do say hi! It’s always lovely to meet people who are engaged in farming content 🙂

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4265 Hillbank Road
Duncan, BC
V9L6L8

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Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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My garlic hack. You’ll feel like a rockstar, seriously.Your garlic must have a longer stem than most grocery store types (at least an inch) and it must be hard neck. So try this with some garlic you buy from a local supplier or farm and feel the magic.#garlic #cookinghack #gardeninghack #howtousegarlic #cookingwithgarlic #plantinggarlic #howtoplantgarlic #growinggarlic #farming #learntofarm #familyfarm #cowichanvalleyfarmstand #cowichanvalleyfarm #cowichanvalley #nourishingfood #ethicalfarming #sustainablefarming #joyoffarming #growyourown #hillpointestatefarm #farmlife #farmingfamily #farmfresh #eatlocal #supportlocalfarmers #farmtofork #realfood #knowyourfarmer

Garlic Planting Time
Garlic Planting Time

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Tomato tasting!
Tomato tasting!

Impromptu tomato tasting this Thanksgiving holiday! I needed to know which varieties to grow again next year so I polled my family. The big winners? For paste, most people preferred san marzano and speckled Roman. For cherry tomatoes, the big winner was snowhite! Their sweet flavour just couldn’t be beat. #tomatotasting #tomatotypes #pastetomatoes #cherrytomatoes #growingtomatoes #tomatoreview #farming #learntofarm #familyfarm #cowichanvalleyfarmstand #cowichanvalleyfarm #cowichanvalley #nourishingfood #ethicalfarming #sustainablefarming #joyoffarming #growyourown #hillpointestatefarm #farmlife #farmingfamily #farmfresh #eatlocal #supportlocalfarmers #farmtofork #realfood #knowyourfarmer

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